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 |
|---|---|
| savant | a person of learning |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |