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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phyluma direct line of descent within a group
modishfashionable
parlancespeech
innovationa new idea, method, or device : novelty
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
sleekslick
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
egregiousconspicuous
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid