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 |
|---|---|
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| ignite | to set afire |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |