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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WordMeaning
meteto give out by measure : dole out
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
headlongheadfirst
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
errantbehaving wrongly