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 |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |