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 |
|---|---|
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |