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 |
|---|---|
| rightful | just |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |