GRE Word List
INCARNATION
act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation
The meaning of the word incarnation is act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| tumid | (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous |
| sentient | capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience |
| magistrate | official with power to administer the law |
| audit | examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V. |
| imperative | absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done |
| frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| expansive | (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
