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 |
|---|---|
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |