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
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
progenydescendants
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity