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 |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |