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 |
|---|---|
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| pitfall | trap |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| clown | farmer |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |