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 |
|---|---|
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| forebears | ancestor |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |