GRE Word List
PERSONIFY
represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
The meaning of the word personify is represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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stratum | layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata |
reprehensible | deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame |
apprise | inform |
nonsense | speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail |
havoc | widespread damage; disorder; chaos |
trinket | knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry |
purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
idyll | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
medley | mixture |
vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |