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
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed