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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rightful | just |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| quicksilver | mercury |