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 |
|---|---|
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| demented | mad |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| fabricate | invent |
| fluke | flatfish |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |