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 |
|---|---|
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |