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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predecessorone that precedes
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
mandatean authoritative command
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
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flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo