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 |
|---|---|
| billowing | wave |
| contrive | devise |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| apprehend | arrest |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |