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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |