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 |
|---|---|
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| amend | to put right |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| palm | any 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 |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |