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 |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| drab | slattern |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |