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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| inequity | injustice |
| gazette | newspaper |