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 |
|---|---|
| scourge | whip |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |