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 |
|---|---|
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| ignite | to set afire |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |