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 |
|---|---|
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| blackball | to vote against |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |