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 |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |