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 |
|---|---|
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |