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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| retiring | reserved |