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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| prattle | prate |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |