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 |
|---|---|
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |