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 |
|---|---|
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |