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 |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |