GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| hirsute | hairy |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |