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 |
|---|---|
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |