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 |
|---|---|
| prosperous | auspicious |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |