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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brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
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skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
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