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 |
|---|---|
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |