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 |
|---|---|
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| vertex | the top of the head |