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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |