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 |
|---|---|
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |