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 |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |