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 |
|---|---|
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |