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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |