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 |
|---|---|
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |