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
primto give a prim or demure expression to
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
willowyabounding with willows
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly
sybaritevoluptuary
pendulouspoised without visible support
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
inanimatenot animate:
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration