GRE Word List
ALLEGORY
the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
The meaning of the word allegory is the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |