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 |
|---|---|
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| solstice | either 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 |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| succor | relief |