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

WordMeaning
buoyanthaving buoyancy
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
irksometending to irk : tedious
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
assailto attack violently : assault
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop