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 |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| noisome | noxious |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |