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 |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| document | proof |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |