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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| demented | mad |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |