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 |
|---|---|
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |