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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| clime | climate |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |