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 |
|---|---|
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |