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 |
|---|---|
| attentive | mindful |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| writ | something written : writing |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |