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
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
depredationto lay waste : plunder
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
panderto act as a pander
bevya large group or collection
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
markedhaving an identifying mark
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar