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 |
|---|---|
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |