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.

Random words

WordMeaning
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
delveexcavate
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
raffleto engage in a raffle
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious