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 |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |