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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| scotch | scottish |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |