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 |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |