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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| unique | being the only one : sole |