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
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as