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 |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| contest | strive |
| kismet | fate |