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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |