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 |
|---|---|
| asunder | into parts |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| primal | original |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |