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
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
lodewaterway
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism