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 |
|---|---|
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |