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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| rift | fissure |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |