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 |
|---|---|
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| slake | subside |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |