GRE Word List
SIMILE
comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
The meaning of the word simile is comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parish | area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| pare | cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses |
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| pittance | small amount (of money); small allowance or wage |
| gavel | hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
| foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
| perfidious | treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery |
| annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
