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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| kismet | fate |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| wastrel | vagabond |