GRE Word List
FIGURATIVE
representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
The meaning of the word figurative is representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| quarry | game |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |