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 |
|---|---|
| ignite | to set afire |
| fleck | streak |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
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| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |