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 |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| guy | man |
| resign | relegate |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |