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 |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| braid | to make from braids |