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
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
unearthlynot earthly: such as
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
antiquityancient times
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened