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 |
|---|---|
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |