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 |
|---|---|
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |