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 |
|---|---|
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| clime | climate |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |