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 |
|---|---|
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |