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
abodethe place where one lives : home
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication