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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WordMeaning
braidto make from braids
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
lugubriousmournful
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
nuancea subtle distinction or variation
imbueendow