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 |
|---|---|
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| render | to melt down |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| sublimate | sublime |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |