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 |
|---|---|
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |