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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WordMeaning
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
abateto decrease in force or intensity
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
humdrummonotonous
fructifyto bear fruit
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
unbridledunrestrained
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
intersticea space that intervenes between things