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
outstripto go faster or farther than
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
disquietudeanxiety
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
mediumsomething in a middle position
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted