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 |
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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |