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 |
|---|---|
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |