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 |
|---|---|
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |