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 |
|---|---|
| defalcate | deduct |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| abnegation | denial |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| wreak | bring about |