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 |
|---|---|
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |