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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |