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

WordMeaning
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
dementedmad
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
fabricateinvent
flukeflatfish
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
cessiona yielding to another : concession
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action