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 |
|---|---|
| mischance | bad luck |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |