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
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
incompatiblenot compatible: such as