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
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
disputatiousinclined to dispute
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
judiciarya system of courts of law
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment