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 |
|---|---|
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| amend | to put right |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |