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 |
|---|---|
| feint | something feigned |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| trance | stupor |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| beeline | a straight direct course |