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 |
|---|---|
| wreak | bring about |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |