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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |