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 |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| redress | to set right : remedy |