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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |