GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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homily | a usually short sermon |
ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
prosody | the study of versification |
grunt | to utter a grunt |
heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |