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 |
|---|---|
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |