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 |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| commune | talk over |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| sidetrack | siding |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |