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 |
|---|---|
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
