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
beguilehoodwink
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
robusthaving or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)