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 |
|---|---|
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| vintner | a wine merchant |