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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| reek | smoke |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |