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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
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation