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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
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| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
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| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |