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 |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| render | to melt down |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| retiring | reserved |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |