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 |
|---|---|
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |