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 |
|---|---|
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| malediction | curse |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| schism | division |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |