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 |
|---|---|
| slew | a large number |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| shambles | a meat market |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |