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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| indicative | serving to indicate |