GRE Word List

PERSONIFY

to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers

The meaning of the word personify is to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers.

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WordMeaning
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
validhaving legal efficacy or force
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms