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
osseousbony
inebriateone who is drunk
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
mysticmystical
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion