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 |
|---|---|
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| sidetrack | siding |