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 |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |