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 |
|---|---|
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| acclaim | applaud |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |