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
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
unfetterto free from fetters
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
recipientone that receives : receiver