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 |
|---|---|
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| gnome | maxim |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |