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 |
|---|---|
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| quench | put out |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
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