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 |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |