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

WordMeaning
repudiateto refuse to accept
unkemptnot combed
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
succulentfull of juice : juicy
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged