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 |
|---|---|
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| expatriate | banish |
| recast | to cast again |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |