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 |
|---|---|
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |