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
sleightdeceitful craftiness
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
decipherdecode
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
outgoinggoing away : departing
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance