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 |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| quarry | game |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| sentinel | sentry |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |