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 |
|---|---|
| refrain | curb |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| scion | descendant |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |