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 |
|---|---|
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| nib | bill |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |