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 |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |