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
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
corrugatedhaving corrugations
citadela fortress that commands (see command
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness