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 |
|---|---|
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| appease | pacify |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |