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 |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| random | a haphazard course |