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 |
|---|---|
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |