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 |
|---|---|
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| thespian | actor |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |