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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |