GRE Word List

METAPHOR

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)

The meaning of the word metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money).

Random words

WordMeaning
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
natationthe action or art of swimming
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
durationcontinuance in time
congenialpleasant
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
brawnymuscular
savoryhaving savor: such as