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 |
|---|---|
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |