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 |
|---|---|
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |