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 |
|---|---|
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| paramour | lover |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| enduring | lasting |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |