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
ichthyologya branch of zoology that deals with fishes
concurto express agreement
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
dissentto withhold assent or approval
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
demeritoffense
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space