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
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
fuddlebooze
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)