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 |
|---|---|
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| provident | frugal |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| flighty | swift |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |