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
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
pendingduring
trappingsoutward signs
amityfriendship
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
delugean overflowing of the land by water