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 |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
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| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
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| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| provenance | origin |