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 |
|---|---|
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| modish | fashionable |
| parlance | speech |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| sleek | slick |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |