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 |
|---|---|
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| imprecation | curse |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |