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 |
|---|---|
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |