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 |
|---|---|
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| encompass | include |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |