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 |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| congenial | pleasant |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |