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
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
facultyability
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
shavingthe act of one that shaves
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain