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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
