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 |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| fabricate | invent |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| magnitude | great size or extent |