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.
Random words
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winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
corrugated | having corrugations |
citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |