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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |