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 |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |