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 |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| fleck | streak |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| debut | a first appearance |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |