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 |
|---|---|
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |