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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |