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 |
|---|---|
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |