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 |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| aptitude | inclination |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |