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 |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |