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

WordMeaning
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
groombridegroom
charlatanquack
strutto become turgid : swell
lucremonetary gain : profit
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic