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 |
|---|---|
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |