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 |
|---|---|
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| brazen | made of brass |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |