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 |
|---|---|
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| marrow | bone marrow |