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 |
|---|---|
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| 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 |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |