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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |