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 |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |