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 |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| swill | wash |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |