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 |
|---|---|
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| entity | being |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |