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 |
|---|---|
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| fell | skin |
| parlance | speech |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |