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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WordMeaning
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
shavingthe act of one that shaves
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
dissipateto break up and drive off
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism