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 |
|---|---|
| fluke | flatfish |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |