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 |
|---|---|
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| veracious | truthful |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |