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

WordMeaning
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
mutedbeing mute : silent
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium