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 |
|---|---|
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |