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 |
|---|---|
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |