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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
cue | the letter q |
preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |