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 |
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| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |