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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| trenchant | keen |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |