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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| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
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| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |