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 |
|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| nexus | connection |
| convention | agreement |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| finished | entirely done |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| dilute | attenuate |