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 |
|---|---|
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| application | an act of applying: |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |