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 |
|---|---|
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| pending | during |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |