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 |
|---|---|
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |