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
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
appeasepacify
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)