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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
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
resignrelegate
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
portlydignified
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
representationalone that represents: such as
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
premonitorygiving warning
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed