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 |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| flounder | flatfish |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| collected | gathered together |