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 |
|---|---|
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |