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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| opus | work |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |