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 |
|---|---|
| upright | perpendicular |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |