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 |
|---|---|
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| braid | to make from braids |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |