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 |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |