GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| whittle | a large knife |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| gnome | maxim |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |