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 |
|---|---|
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| appease | pacify |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |