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
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
flirtto move erratically : flit
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up