GRE Word List
EFFIGY
an image or representation especially of a person
The meaning of the word effigy is an image or representation especially of a person.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
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| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |