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 |
|---|---|
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| motley | variegated in color |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| convene | to come together in a body |