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 |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |