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
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
demolitionthe act of demolishing
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
overblownpast the prime of bloom