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 |
|---|---|
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| dissension | disagreement |
| gazette | newspaper |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |