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 |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| random | a haphazard course |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |