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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deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
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