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 |
|---|---|
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| doddering | feeble |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| retract | to draw back or in |