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 |
|---|---|
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |