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 |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| stilted | pompous |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| repercussion | reflection |