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 |
|---|---|
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |