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 |
|---|---|
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |