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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |