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 |
|---|---|
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| random | a haphazard course |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |