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

WordMeaning
executionerone who executes
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
intermediarymediator
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
rivuleta small stream
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
yoretime past and especially long past
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle