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 |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| finished | entirely done |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |