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 |
|---|---|
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |