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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
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