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 |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |