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

WordMeaning
documentproof
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
direexciting horror
cloistera monastic establishment