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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| viable | capable of living |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |