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 |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection 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 |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| contest | strive |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| prosody | the study of versification |