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 |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| demented | mad |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |