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 |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |