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
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
spoofdeceive
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy