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 |
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complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |