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 |
|---|---|
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| unsavory | insipid |
| wanton | merciless |
| mortician | undertaker |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |