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 |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |