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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |