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 |
|---|---|
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| pending | during |
| trappings | outward signs |
| amity | friendship |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |