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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| lampoon | satire |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| facade | the front of a building |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |