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 |
|---|---|
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| unkempt | not combed |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| aptitude | inclination |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |