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
blemishto spoil by a flaw
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
collectedgathered together
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
elusivetending to elude: such as
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition