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 |
|---|---|
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| vendetta | blood feud |