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
capacitylegal competency (see competence
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
trekto make one's way arduously
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
submergeto put under water
corrugatedhaving corrugations
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)