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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| faculty | ability |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |