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 |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| retribution | recompense |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |