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 |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| leery | suspicious |