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 |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |