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 |
|---|---|
| abortive | prematurely born |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |