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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |