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 |
|---|---|
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| succor | relief |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |