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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| grate | grating |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |