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 |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |