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

WordMeaning
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
sluggarda habitually lazy person
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
underhandin a clandestine manner
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
exegesisexposition
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness