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
addenduma thing added : addition
igniteto set afire
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
sparseof few and scattered elements
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something