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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| lode | waterway |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| overthrow | overturn |
| inequity | injustice |