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
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
appropriateespecially suitable or compatible : fitting
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
condimentssomething used to enhance the flavor of food
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
porouspossessing or full of pores
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate