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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| kismet | fate |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| thespian | actor |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| politic | political |