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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WordMeaning
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
repudiateto refuse to accept
attentivemindful
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling