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 |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |