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
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
beelinea straight direct course
hivea container for housing honeybees
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
lateralof or relating to the side
badinageplayful repartee : banter