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
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
notcha V-shaped indentation
posthumousborn after the death of the father
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil