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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |