GRE Word List
ANALOGY
a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
The meaning of the word analogy is a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| unbridled | unrestrained |