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 |
|---|---|
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |