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 |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| arid | excessively dry |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| exhume | disinter |