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 |
|---|---|
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |