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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| writ | something written : writing |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |