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 |
|---|---|
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| implode | to burst inward |