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 |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |