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 |
|---|---|
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |