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 |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| facade | the front of a building |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |