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 |
|---|---|
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
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| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| billowing | wave |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |