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

WordMeaning
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward