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 |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| kismet | fate |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| grotto | cave |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |