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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |