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

WordMeaning
declivitydownward inclination
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
sybaritevoluptuary
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast