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
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment