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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WordMeaning
diademcrown
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
hotheada hotheaded person
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
obsequya funeral or burial rite