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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| provident | frugal |
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