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 |
|---|---|
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| nurture | training |