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 |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| leave-taking | departure |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |