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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| shack | hut |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |