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
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
dourstern
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess