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
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
violatebreak
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
executionerone who executes
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over