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 |
|---|---|
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |