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
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
fleeta number of warships under a single command
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice