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
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
meniala person doing menial work
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
appeasepacify
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
generateto bring into existence: such as