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 |
|---|---|
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| random | a haphazard course |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |