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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WordMeaning
coalesceto grow together
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
slackento make less active : slow up
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
addlerotten
gushto issue copiously or violently
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community