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 |
|---|---|
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |