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 |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| endorse | to write on the back of |