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 |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |