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 |
|---|---|
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| defalcate | deduct |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |