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 |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| implode | to burst inward |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |