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 |
|---|---|
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| fabricate | invent |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| billowing | wave |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |