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

WordMeaning
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet