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 |
|---|---|
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |