GRE Word List

FIGURE

a number symbol : numeral

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

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kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
palliddeficient in color : wan
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
wardthe action or process of guarding
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)