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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |