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 |
|---|---|
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| scintilla | spark |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |