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
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
delugean overflowing of the land by water
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
nibbill
intersticea space that intervenes between things
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will