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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| repercussion | reflection |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |