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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WordMeaning
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
proletariana member of the proletariat
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
untenablenot able to be defended
succorrelief