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 |
|---|---|
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| lode | waterway |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |