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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| courier | messenger |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |