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 |
|---|---|
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| raiment | clothing |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |