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 |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| decipher | decode |