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 |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| writ | something written : writing |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |