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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pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
guyman
couriermessenger
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
fleckstreak
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
gustoan individual or special taste