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 |
|---|---|
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |