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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WordMeaning
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
capacitylegal competency (see competence
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
bentunenclosed grassland
untenablenot able to be defended
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold