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 |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |