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 |
|---|---|
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |