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

WordMeaning
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
monotonytedious sameness
ingenuea naive girl or young woman
gullibleeasily duped or cheated
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
ponderousof very great weight
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
retributionrecompense