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 |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| steep | lofty |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| imprecation | curse |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |