GRE Word List
METAMORPHOSIS
change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
The meaning of the word metamorphosis is change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |