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 |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| stench | stink |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| violate | break |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| facade | the front of a building |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |