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 |
|---|---|
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |