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 |
|---|---|
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |