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 |
|---|---|
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |