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 |
|---|---|
| superannuated | outmoded |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| throes | pang |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |