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 |
|---|---|
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |