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 |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |