Vocabulary Word
Word: allegory
Definition: story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
Definition: story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
Sentences Containing 'allegory'
I will offer two of them`The Undying Head,'and`Peboan and Seegwun, an Allegory of the Seasons.'
So ignorant are most landsmen of some of the plainest and most palpable wonders of the world, that without some hints touching the plain facts, historical and otherwise, of the fishery, they might scout at Moby Dick as a monstrous fable, or still worse and more detestable, a hideous and intolerable allegory.
More Vocab Words
::: stipulate - state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance::: paroxysm - fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst
::: purported - alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists
::: caustic - burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
::: smattering - slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German
::: absolute - complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
::: gingerly - very carefully; ADJ.
::: perfunctory - done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss
::: glutton - someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much
::: aplomb - poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
