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 |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |