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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |