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 |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |