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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| privy | private |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| ramification | branch |