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 |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |