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 |
|---|---|
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |