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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evenhandedfair
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
brevityshortness of duration
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
haggardnot tamed
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject