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

WordMeaning
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
muddleto make turbid or muddy
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate