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 |
|---|---|
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |