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

WordMeaning
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
inclementlacking mildness: such as
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it