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

WordMeaning
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual