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 |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| natal | native |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |