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
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
malodoroushaving a bad odor
unfetterto free from fetters
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
aloftat or to a great height
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture