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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |