GRE Word List

FIGURE

a number symbol : numeral

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

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WordMeaning
tawnyof the color tawny
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
communalof or relating to one or more communes