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 |
|---|---|
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| oversee | survey |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| contrive | devise |
| blanch | to take the color out of |