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 |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |