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 |
|---|---|
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |