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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |