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 |
|---|---|
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| prong | fork |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |