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 |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| motley | variegated in color |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |