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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| concentric | having a common center |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |