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 |
|---|---|
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |