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

WordMeaning
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
blueslow spirits : melancholy
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
belaborto attack verbally
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
maroona dark red
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt