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 |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |