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
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
transgressionan act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
purgeto clear of guilt
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
immureto enclose within or as if within walls