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 |
|---|---|
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| courier | messenger |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| significant | having meaning |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |