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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |