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
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
retortto pay or hurl back : return
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
concentrichaving a common center
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator