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
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
beguilehoodwink
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet