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 |
|---|---|
| contrive | devise |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| writ | something written : writing |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |