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 |
|---|---|
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |