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 |
|---|---|
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |