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 |
|---|---|
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| acetic | vinegary |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| condign | deserved |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |