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 |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| contrive | devise |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| rational | having reason or understanding |