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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| alleviate | relieve |