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

WordMeaning
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
lagone that lags or is last
duressforcible restraint or restriction
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
imprecationcurse
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
requiema mass for the dead
apparentopen to view : visible
spanglea small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action