GMAS Literary and Mathematical Terms

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things (e.g., “the wind whispered”).

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration for effect (e.g., “I’m starving to death”).

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Analogy

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A longer, explained comparison that shows how two pairs of ideas are alike in structure or function.

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Mythological

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Related to ancient traditional stories of gods, heroes, or monsters.

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Allusion

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A brief reference to something famous (literature, history, myth, pop culture) to enrich meaning.

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Synonym

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A word that means nearly the same as another word (e.g., “big / large”).

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Antonym

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A word with an opposite meaning (e.g., “hot / cold”).

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Circumference

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The distance all the way around a circle (its “perimeter”).

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Radius

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A line from the center of a circle to any point on the edge; it is half of the diameter. Often denoted by 'r'

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Diameter

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A straight line passing through the center of a circle that touches the circle on both sides; twice the radius.