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 |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |