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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |