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 |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |