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 |
|---|---|
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| refrain | curb |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| eventual | contingent |