GRE Word List
SIMILE
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
The meaning of the word simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| executioner | one who executes |
| convention | agreement |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |