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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pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
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solsticeeither 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
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme