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 |
|---|---|
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| intermediary | mediator |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |