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 |
|---|---|
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |