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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expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
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capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
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