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 |
|---|---|
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |