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 |
|---|---|
| exude | to ooze out |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| chafe | irritate |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |