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 |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |