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 |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |