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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |