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
toutto make much of : promote
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
fraileasily led into evil
motleyvariegated in color
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
conveneto come together in a body