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 |
|---|---|
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| indite | make up |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| upright | perpendicular |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |