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 |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |