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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |