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.

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WordMeaning
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
verbalizeto express something in words
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
seedycontaining or full of seeds
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)