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
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
sequesterto set apart : segregate
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
clownfarmer
aridexcessively dry
slanderto utter slander against : defame
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
congruentcongruous