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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| lode | waterway |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |