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 |
|---|---|
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| exegesis | exposition |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| connoisseur | expert |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |