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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| warrant | sanction |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |