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
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
overblownpast the prime of bloom
glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
disquietudeanxiety
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest