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 |
|---|---|
| dynamo | generator |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| hirsute | hairy |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| distend | extend |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |