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 |
|---|---|
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pundit | pandit |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| portly | dignified |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |