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 |
|---|---|
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| trample | tramp |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |