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 |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| significant | having meaning |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |