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 |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |