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 |
|---|---|
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |