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 |
|---|---|
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |