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 |
|---|---|
| osseous | bony |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| mystic | mystical |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |