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 |
|---|---|
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| opus | work |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |