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 |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |