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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| braid | to make from braids |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |