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 |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |