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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| unfrock | defrock |
| docile | easily taught |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |