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 |
|---|---|
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| bulk | magnitude |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |