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
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint