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 |
|---|---|
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| modish | fashionable |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| violate | break |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| enhance | heighten |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |