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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
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
exegesisexposition
predecessorone that precedes
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
statutoryof or relating to statutes
siftto put through a sieve
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action