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 |
|---|---|
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| pliant | pliable |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |