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 |
|---|---|
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |