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 |
|---|---|
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
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| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |