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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| pliant | pliable |