GRE Word List
FIGURE
a number symbol : numeral
The meaning of the word figure is a number symbol : numeral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| contrive | devise |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| concordat | compact |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |