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 |
|---|---|
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| espouse | marry |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |