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 |
|---|---|
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |