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
exudeto ooze out
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
reparablecapable of being repaired
chafeirritate
underhandin a clandestine manner
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression