GRE Word List
FIGURINE
a small carved or molded figure : statuette
The meaning of the word figurine is a small carved or molded figure : statuette.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| espouse | marry |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |