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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convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
concorda state of agreement : harmony
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity