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 |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |