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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unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
writheto twist into coils or folds
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
bewareto be on one's guard
sidetracksiding