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 |
|---|---|
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| succor | relief |
| cursive | running |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |