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 |
|---|---|
| categorical | absolute |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |