GRE Word List
INCARNATION
the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
The meaning of the word incarnation is the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delve | excavate |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |