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 |
|---|---|
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |