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 |
|---|---|
| concordat | compact |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
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| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
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| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |