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 |
|---|---|
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |