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
affectedartificial; pretended
cataclysmflood
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
ebullientboiling
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness