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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |