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 |
|---|---|
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |