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 |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |