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 |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |