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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WordMeaning
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
fussyeasily upset : irritable
fraileasily led into evil
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous