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 |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| lode | waterway |
| lewd | obscene |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |