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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| beguile | hoodwink |