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 |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |