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 |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |