GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |