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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notcha V-shaped indentation
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lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
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arcadea long arched building or gallery