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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |