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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |