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 |
|---|---|
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| comestible | edible |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| sophist | philosopher |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |