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 |
|---|---|
| expatriate | banish |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |