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 |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |