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

WordMeaning
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
charlatanquack
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
culminationthe action of culminating