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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concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
deliriuman acute (see acute
auroraldawn
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)