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 |
|---|---|
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| eventual | contingent |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |