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

WordMeaning
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
soarto fly aloft or about
uniquebeing the only one : sole
compriseto be made up of
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
dissonancelack of agreement
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
lugubriousmournful
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon