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 |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |