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
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
dieto pass from physical life : expire
redressto set right : remedy
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
credencemental acceptance as true or real
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
verbalizeto express something in words