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
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
trekto make one's way arduously
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
flushto fly away suddenly
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state