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 |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |