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 |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| polity | political organization |