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effigy

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

a crude figure or model representing a hated person, often burned in protest

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Effigy in a sentence

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Demonstrators burned an effigy of the governor outside the courthouse.

Synonyms
likenessstatuedummyimage
Antonyms

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Effigy (noun) means a crude figure or model representing a hated person, often burned in protest
Here is effigy used in an example sentence: "Demonstrators burned an effigy of the governor outside the courthouse."
Common synonyms for effigy include likeness, statue, dummy, image.
Effigy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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