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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WordMeaning
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
bogwet spongy ground
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
airyof or relating to air : atmospheric
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
thronga multitude of assembled persons