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 |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| unkempt | not combed |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |