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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| guy | man |
| whimsy | whim |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |