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
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
brochurepamphlet
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
gorgea narrow passage through land
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart