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 |
|---|---|
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| maroon | a dark red |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| anarchy | absence of government |