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 |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| billowing | wave |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |