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 |
|---|---|
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| cue | the letter q |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
