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 |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |