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 |
|---|---|
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |