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 |
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homespun | spun or made at home |
latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
catholic | roman catholic |
pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
withhold | to hold back from action : check |
lugubrious | mournful |
inflated | distended with air or gas |
inequity | injustice |
gazette | newspaper |