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 |
|---|---|
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |