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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| render | to melt down |