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
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
solventable to pay all legal debts
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce