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 |
|---|---|
| nurture | training |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| clime | climate |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |