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
bountifulliberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
pento shut in or as if in a pen
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
disconsolatecheerless
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter