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 |
|---|---|
| convene | to come together in a body |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| demise | death |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |