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 |
|---|---|
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| prosody | the study of versification |