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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |