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
figurea number symbol : numeral
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
amendto put right
abateto decrease in force or intensity
oratorone who delivers an oration
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials