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 |
|---|---|
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| effete | no longer fertile |