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 |
|---|---|
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |