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 |
|---|---|
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |