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 |
|---|---|
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| devious | wandering |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |