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

WordMeaning
anthropologistthe science of human beings
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
unbridledunrestrained
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
crescendoa gradual increase
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering