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 |
|---|---|
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |