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
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
purgeto clear of guilt
veerto change direction or course
implodeto burst inward
monochromatichaving or consisting of one color or hue
breadthdistance from side to side : width