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 |
|---|---|
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| warrant | sanction |
| espouse | marry |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| accessible | capable of being reached |