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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| asunder | into parts |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |