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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| billowing | wave |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |