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
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
discomposeto destroy the composure of
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness