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 |
|---|---|
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| retribution | recompense |