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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| imbue | endow |
| quarry | game |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |