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 |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| prong | fork |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |