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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perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
igneousformed by solidification of magma
grottocave
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly