GRE Word List

FIGURE

a number symbol : numeral

The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.

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WordMeaning
atypicalnot typical : irregular
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
briskkeenly alert : lively
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
lucidsuffused with light : luminous