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 |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| paramour | lover |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |