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
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
corollarya proposition (see proposition
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
culminationthe action of culminating
lodewaterway
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance