GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purse | a small bag for money |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |