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
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
cessiona yielding to another : concession
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
hurlrush
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature