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 |
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filing | an act or instance of using a file |
comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |