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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uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
fetefestival
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
hurlrush
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garnishdecorate
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
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