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
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
flukeflatfish
connivancethe act of conniving
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
savanta person of learning
distantseparated in space : away
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous