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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| quarry | game |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| reckon | count |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |