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 |
|---|---|
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |