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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| paramour | lover |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |