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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |