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 |
|---|---|
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |