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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WordMeaning
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
pediatriciana specialist in pediatrics
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
decipherdecode