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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |