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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |