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 |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |