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
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
douseto plunge into water
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
wrenchto move with a violent twist
cavalcadea procession (see procession
postulatedemand
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
heedto pay attention