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 |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| significant | having meaning |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| romp | one that romps |
| sibling | sib |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |