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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intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands