GRE Word List
EMBODY
to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
The meaning of the word embody is to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |