GRE Word List
ANALOGOUS
similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
The meaning of the word analogous is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |