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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
