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 |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| unfrock | defrock |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |