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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didacticdesigned or intended to teach
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
disquietudeanxiety
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
rustleto make or cause a rustle
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
miragean optical (see optical
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable