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 |
|---|---|
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |