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 |
|---|---|
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |