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 |
|---|---|
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |