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

WordMeaning
wreakbring about
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
ancillarysubordinate
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
omnipotentalmighty
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode