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 |
|---|---|
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| convention | agreement |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |