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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WordMeaning
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
colloquyconversation
predetermineforeordain
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
prosodythe study of versification