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 |
|---|---|
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |