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 |
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| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |