GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |