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 |
|---|---|
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |